Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 10, 2013

December 2012. November 2012. December 2012. November 2012. Seths most personal book, a look at the end of the industrial economy and what happens next. People hear this, see the billion dollars in goodwill that was created, nod their heads and then go back to running an efficient call center. August 2013.

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MishTalk

JUNE 23, 2014

Moreover, driverless truck convoys will be safer and more fuel efficient than human-driven trucks. " The trucking industry is very interested in going from single trucks to convoys of trucks. Self-driving trucks before the end of this decade used to seem like a remote possibility. It now seems very likely, if not a given.

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Transportation Guidelines Engineering Wireless 78

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

Hewlett-Packard was in negotiations to purchase MCS for $17B prior to the scandal’s blast on the industry, but negotiations predictably broke down in 2000. PwC moved on to acquire Ant’s Eye View, in August 2012, a social media strategy development and consulting firm. and in August 2011, purchased PRTM. Public Sector Practice.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. We found that sustainable and deforestation-free practices created significant financial benefits for all players in the industry’s value chain. of revenues).

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Women in Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Backed by award-winning services and support teams, Blackbaud’s comprehensive set of Internet solutions, featuring Blackbaud NetCommunity and Blackbaud Sphere eMarketing along with our industry leading peer-to-peer and event fundraising solution, Friends Asking Friends , is designed to meet the evolving needs of nonprofits.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

As business tycoon Richard Branson has proclaimed in 2012, “our only option to stop climate change is for industry to make money from it.” Our research involved a detailed cross-case analysis of five major corporations operating in Australia over 10 years, from 2005 to 2015. We get back to core stuff.”

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Energy Case Interview Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. Since its launch in 2012, Flyknit has reduced 3.5 ” Improving risk management.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2016

But typical of disruptive transformation in other industries, the U.S. While cars have been getting smarter and smarter, the removal of human operators is what will dramatically change the law. The cities, states, and countries that get there first will attract new investment in industries having nothing to do with transportation.

Transportation 28

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2016

Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). Someone else designed an experiment to get a plant operation down to zero accidents.

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MishTalk

MAY 21, 2014

In looking at the latest government data available, my co-author and I found the following: In 2012, there were more than twice as many people with STEM degrees (immigrants and native-born) as there were STEM jobs — 5.3 The weakening demand during recessions forces firms to look for new ways to be more efficient to cope with hard times.

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Engineering Banking Education Training 77

freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

86% agree it makes life more affordable, 83% agree it makes life more convenient and efficient, 76% agree it's better for the environment, 78% agree it builds a stronger community, 63% agree it is more fun than engaging with traditional companies, 89% agree it is based on trust between providers and users. billion since its launch.

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Hotels Transportation Energy Company 53

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Even though banks now file 20 times more suspicious activity reports linked to money laundering than they did in 2012, AI tools have permitted them to shrink the armies of people they employ to evaluate alerts for suspicious activities. Insight Center.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 25, 2014

MDT) Since the start of 2012, 21 U.S. Lower the top tax rate from 35% 25% or 20% but close all the loopholes Stop single-company legislation: Thanks to K Street’s army of lobbyists, tax legislation, loopholes and giveaways are concocted that benefit single industries or companies. " and Medtronic Inc.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

Generally, these mergers create opportunities for operating efficiencies and innovative new products and services with the combined assets of the merging companies. million viewers since 2012. The internet has fundamentally disrupted every aspect of the media industry. Netflix is now worth more than Comcast or Disney.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I didn’t know anything about the main industries here which are logging and dope growing, and I still know very little about both of those industries, so I decided to start a consulting practice. A productized service business is about efficiencies and scale and a finite number of offerings that set prices.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

Since the Apollo program, NASA has faced funding cuts, competition from other nations for space leadership, and a radical restructuring of its operating environment due to the emergence of commercial space – all of which have forced the organization to change its ways of thinking and operating.

Operations 28

Operations Government Development Engineering 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2017

Policy makers and industry experts had mocked Coase’s naiveté When testifying at the FCC, the lead question from a commissioner was, “Is this all a big joke?” “Natural monopoly” was jettisoned as the operative assumption. By 2012 some 75% did. Second, wireless licenses were made flexible.

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2017

The innovation alone is a herculean task, but imagine being that upstart pioneer trying to develop the technology, while at the same time going up against entrenched, powerful competitors with deep industry knowledge, assets, and channels who’ve been around for a hundred years or more. This is an incredible moment for innovation.

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Productivity Automotive Industry Healthcare 44

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. The program is most often associated with the tech industry, where H-1B workers hold about 12%–13% of jobs , according to a Goldman Sachs report. jobs overall.)

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Harvard Business

MAY 2, 2016

automobile industry over the last five years. Infrastructure to support efficient logistics. In a world of globalized supply chains, the ability to move materials efficiently and at low cost is a basic requirement. It simply is neither possible nor practical to be the best at building everything oneself. This made the U.S.

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